Who Was Alive

Were Hannah Arendt and Barack Obama alive at the same time?

Yes. Hannah Arendt and Barack Obama were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975.

Hannah Arendt was 54 when Barack Obama was born.

Barack Obama was 14 when Hannah Arendt died, aged 69.

Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist and philosopher

Born 14 October 1906 · died 4 December 1975, aged 69

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Born 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026

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  7. Vladimir Putin
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Hannah Arendt and Barack Obama in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.